Charles Fleury

Charles Fleury (1669-) was a British pirate.

Biography
Charles Fleury was from Guadeloupe in the Leeward Islands, born in 1669. In 1687 he became a pirate, sailing his first ship at the age of eighteen. He started out by capturing the French passenger ship "St. Armand" as it left the Windward Islands to the south, and proceeded to hand over its passengers for a ransom. During the War of the Grand Alliance (1689-1697) Fleury pirated on Spanish and French ships as the Royal Navy took a toll on them, and took many prizes. However, he also captured HMS Angler in an attack on Port Royal, Jamaica, in 1694. In the aftermath of the war he continued to attack primarily French shipping as they left the Windwards, and he made enough money to command a fleet.

In 1700, he made the fluyt "Liberty" his flagship for a fleet of four ships, and became the leader of the pirates who plundered French ships from the Leeward Islands.